New Delhi: Australia defeated India by 6 wickets in the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Sunday, December 5. The Aussies won the five-match series by 3-1.
Australian captain Pat Cummins became the first bowler in the World Test Championship (WTC) history to take 200 wickets during the Sydney Test. Cummins completed the milestone with his third wicket in the second innings, removing Washington Sundar.
Cummins surpassed Indian spinner R Ashwin and teammate Nathan Lyon in the tally during the Test match to achieve the feat. The ongoing cycle of WTC has been the most prolific edition for Cummins. He has picked up 73 wickets in Test matches including five fifers. Only India’s Jasprit Bumrah has taken more wickets among fast bowlers in a WTC edition, having picked up 77 wickets this cycle.
Cummins took 57 wickets in 16 Test matches when Australia lifted the WTC trophy in the 2021-23 cycle under his leadership. He was also the leading wicket-taker for his team in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He took 25 wickets in the five-match series, bettered only by Bumrah, who picked up 32 wickets.
Most wickets in the World Test Championship
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
Balls
Overs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
PJ Cummins (AUS)
2019-2025
47
88
9215
1535.5
200
6/91
22.63
NM Lyon (AUS)
2019-2025
48
85
11592
1932
196
8/64
27.16
R Ashwin (IND)
2019-2024
41
78
8874
1479
195
7/71
21.49
MA Starc (AUS)
2019-2025
43
83
7805
1300.5
165
6/48
27.25
JJ Bumrah (IND)
2019-2025
35
66
6214
1035.4
156
6/27
18.61
K Rabada (SA)
2019-2025
33*
58
5863
977.1
147
6/46
21.78
Cummins joins 500 International Wicket Club for Australia
During the first innings of the fifth Test, Cummins also became the seventh Australian bowler to complete 500 international wickets. His average is only bettered by Glenn McGrath (21.75) in this list. Shane Warne is in the first position with 999 wickets. Glenn McGrath is in second position with 948 wickets while Brett Lee is in third spot with 718 wickets.
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Shane Warne
1992-2007
338
463
25509
999
8/71
25.53
Glenn McGrath
1993-2007
375
492
20619
948
8/24
21.75
Brett Lee
1999-2012
322
392
19145
718
5/22
26.66
Mitchell Starc
2010-2025
286
372
18040
699
6/28
25.8
Mitchell Johnson
2005-2015
256
320
15726
590
8/61
26.65
Nathan Lyon
2011-2025
165
280
17766
569
8/50
31.22
Pat Cummins
2011-2025
214
272
12269
503
6/23
24.39
Pat Cummins dismissed Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja in the fifth Test to achieve a historic feat in the World Test Championship. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
